[LINK] Aussie research (inc Cites)
Tom Koltai
tomk at unwired.com.au
Wed Jan 14 02:19:50 AEDT 2009
Weighted for Population.
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Rank Filed Papers Citations Citations
as % of Pop
Per Cite
1 JAPAN 796,807 7,201,664 9.04 0.436742412
16,489,500
2 SWEDEN 174,418 2,257,641 12.94 0.294435228
7,667,700
3 SPAIN 292,146 2,602,330 8.91 0.28105951
9,259,000
4 ENGLAND 678,686 8,768,475 12.92 0.142316956
61,612,300
5 USA 2,959,661 42,269,694 14.28 0.138079399
306,126,000
6 Belgium 125,520 1,461,478 11.64 0.136065357
10,741,000
7 Australia 267,134 2,784,738 10.42 0.129176025
21,557,700
8 SWITZERLAND 168,527 2,502,210 14.85 0.108661006
23,027,672
9 GERMANY 766,146 8,787,460 11.47 0.10708292
82,062,200
10 FRANCE 548,279 5,933,187 10.82 0.091176725
65,073,482
11 NETHERLANDS 231,682 3,148,005 13.59 0.082559146
38,130,300
12 DENMARK 91,670 1,262,693 13.77 0.037670963
33,519,000
13 ITALY 394,428 4,044,512 10.25 0.031670989
127,704,000
14 SCOTLAND 106,209 1,422,252 13.39 0.029492618
48,224,000
15 SOUTH KOREA 218,077 1,256,724 5.76 0.027407672
45,853,000
16 Canada 414,248 4,837,825 11.68 0.025664718
188,501,000
17 ISRAEL 109,637 1,210,807 11.04 0.020149758
60,090,400
18 RUSSIA 276,801 1,135,496 4.1 0.008011354
141,735,840
19 P R CHINA 573,486 2,646,085 4.61 0.001980795
1,335,870,000
20 INDIA 237,364 1,088,425 4.59 0.000952186
1,143,080,000
Which means apparently that Japanese write the most Authoritative
papers, with Australia writing the seventh most authoritative.
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:link-bounces at mailman1.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of Tom Koltai
> Sent: Wednesday, 14 January 2009 1:31 AM
> To: stephen at melbpc.org.au; link at anu.edu.au
> Subject: Re: [LINK] Aussie research
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: link-bounces at mailman1.anu.edu.au
> > [mailto:link-bounces at mailman1.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of
> > stephen at melbpc.org.au
> > Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2009 11:27 PM
> > To: link at anu.edu.au
> > Subject: [LINK] Aussie research
> >
> >
> > Seems Australia is batting above our weight in science
> > research papers:
> >
> > --
> > ScienceWatch.com presents its "Top 20" listings of the
> > countries which,
> > as of the latest update, achieved particular distinction
> > based on their
> > papers published .. from January 1998 through August 31,
> > 2008, a 10-year
> > plus 8-month period.
> >
> > The listings are confined to those nations, out of a pool of
> > 147, which
> > published at least 10,000 papers across all fields during the
> > period ..
> >
> > Ranked by Papers
> >
> > Rank Field Papers
> >
> > 1 USA 2,959,661
> > 2 JAPAN 796,807
> > 3 GERMANY 766,146
> > 4 ENGLAND 678,686
> > 5 PR CHINA 573,486
> > 6 FRANCE 548,279
> > 7 CANADA 414,248
> > 8 ITALY 394,428
> > 9 SPAIN 292,146
> > 10 RUSSIA 276,801
> > 11 AUSTRALIA 267,134
> > 12 INDIA 237,364
> > 13 NETHERLANDS 231,682
> > 14 SOUTH KOREA 218,077
> > 15 SWEDEN 174,418
> > 16 SWITZERLAND 168,527
> > 17 BRAZIL 157,860
> > 18 TAIWAN 144,807
> > 19 POLAND 131,646
> > 20 BELGIUM 125,520
> >
> > SOURCE: Essential Science Indicators from Thomson Reuters.
> >
> > (Mind, we're ninth in citations ..ie, the number of times other
> > papers cite Australian scientific research papers.)
> >
> http://sciencewatch.com/dr/cou/2008/08decALL/
>
> Well, I would have calculated it differently - of course.
> Which based on my method would place australia at number 4
> globally, not 11. The number of papers needs to be correlated
> to the total potential output of a country in other words,
> its population.
>
> Rank Field Papers Pop Papers as a % of
> Pop.
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> 16 SWITZERLAND 168,527 7,667,700 2.198%
> 15 SWEDEN 174,418 9,259,000 1.884%
> 13 NETHERLANDS 231,682 16,489,500 1.405%
> 11 AUSTRALIA 267,134 21,557,700 1.239%
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> 7 CANADA 414,248 33,519,000 1.236%
> 20 BELGIUM 125,520 10,741,000 1.169%
> 4 ENGLAND 678,686 61,612,300 1.102%
> 1 USA 2,959,661 306,126,000 0.967%
> 3 GERMANY 766,146 82,062,200 0.934%
> 6 FRANCE 548,279 65,073,482 0.843%
> 8 ITALY 394,428 60,090,400 0.656%
> 9 SPAIN 292,146 45,853,000 0.637%
> 18 TAIWAN 144,807 23,027,672 0.629%
> 2 JAPAN 796,807 127,704,000 0.624%
> 14 SOUTH KOREA 218,077 48,224,000 0.452%
> 19 POLAND 131,646 38,130,300 0.345%
> 10 RUSSIA 276,801 141,735,840 0.195%
> 17 BRAZIL 157,860 188,501,000 0.084%
> 5 PR CHINA 573,486 1,335,870,000 0.043%
> 12 INDIA 237,364 1,143,080,000 0.021%
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> On the other hand if this was an OECD commissioned report I
> would have to relate it back to the individual per capita
> living standard for it to be a meaningful number.
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> The interesting observation I should like to make -
> annecdotally of course, my calc appears to have identified
> the standard of living automatically.
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> Just an observation ....
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